Spreading the revolutionary gospel that great movie makers can flourish far from the established capitals of the film industry, Cinema Minima for Movie Makers Worldwide provided encouragement as well as market intelligence for midcareer film professionals on five continents.
The publication led thirty accredited correspondents—reporting from film markets and film festivals across Africa, Asia, Europe, India, North America, and South America—to win a worldwide audience that made it the most-visited filmmaker website in the world in 2005 (according to Amazon’s “Alexa” rating service).
Career connections were supported with Cinema Minima: Far from Hollywood networking events in Paris and in Mumbai. Provocative industry insights were promoted with its “Sustainable Cinema” educational inititiative.
CINEMA MINIMA developed the first filmmaker-news app for iPhone, and produced the first filmmaker-news podcast.
History
CINEMA MINIMA informed, connected, and delighted movie makers around the world from 1997 to 2015.
The online publication promoted the interests and aspirations of midcareer professionals who make movies far from Hollywood. Among CINEMA MINIMA’s audience, sixty-six percent of its members pursue their careers outside the United States.
CINEMA MINIMA’s thirty, international correspondents—working as accredited press in Africa, Asia, Europe, India, North America, and South America—filed reports in a 24-hour-a-day, online newsroom, covering film markets and film festivals around the world.
In 2005, cinemaminima.com was the most popular movie-maker website in the world—attracting more daily visitors than the websites of IndieWire, Variety, or The Hollywood Reporter, according to Amazon’s “Alexa” ranking service.
In 2005, CINEMA MINIMA published the first podcast for movie makers. In 2007, it launched the first filmmaker-news app for iPhone. In that same year, it began its education initiative, “Sustainable Cinema,” and its outreach program, “Far from Hollywood,” a season of mixers for filmmakers in Paris, France, and in Mumbai, India.
CINEMA MINIMA was founded in 1997 by Clarence “Austin” Burbridge, its executive editor (editor in chief) and publisher.
Future
CINEMA MINIMA will resume serving its worldwide constituency of movie makers in 2026.